# Virginia SB995: Real estate appraisers; educational requirement for licensure, fair housing & appraisal bias course. Virginia SB995, Real estate appraisers; educational requirement for licensure, fair housing & appraisal bias course., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Angelia Williams Graves (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-04-02 (Senate sustained Governor's veto) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB995-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB995 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Real estate appraisers; educational requirement for licensure, fair housing & appraisal bias course. - Status: to governor - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-07 - Last action: 2025-04-02, Senate sustained Governor's veto - Sponsor: Angelia Williams Graves (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (153 yes, 52 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Real estate appraisers; educational requirements for licensure; fair housing and appraisal bias course. Requires applicants for licensure as a certified residential real estate appraiser, a certified general real estate appraiser, or a licensed residential real estate appraiser to successfully complete a minimum of two hours of education on fair housing and appraisal bias administered or approved by the Real Estate Appraiser Board prior to licensure. The bill requires any such educational course on fair housing and appraisal bias to be audited annually by the Fair Housing Board. This bill is identical to HB 1693. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Angelia Williams Graves (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-12 | House | Passed House | pass | 54 | 43 | | | 2025-02-06 | House | Reported from General Laws | pass | 16 | 5 | | | 2025-01-29 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 35 | 2 | 1 | | 2025-01-27 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 37 | 1 | | | 2025-01-24 | Senate | Reported from Rules with substitute | pass | 11 | 1 | | ## Actions (32) - 2025-04-02: Senate sustained Governor's veto (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Vetoed by Governor (Governor) - 2025-02-20: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-02-20: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB995) (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB995ER) (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Enrolled (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-12: Passed House (54-Y 43-N) (House) - 2025-02-12: Read third time (House) - 2025-02-11: Passed by for the day (House) - 2025-02-10: Read second time (House) - 2025-02-06: Reported from General Laws (16-Y 5-N) (House) - 2025-02-05: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House) - 2025-02-05: Read first time (House) - 2025-02-05: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2025-01-29: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB995) (Senate) - 2025-01-29: Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 2-N 1-A) (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Rules Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Reading of substitute waived (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Read second time (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (37-Y 1-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Committee substitute printed 25105754D-S1 (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Reported from Rules with substitute (11-Y 1-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB995) (Senate) - 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee on Rules (Senate) - 2025-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102981D (Senate) ## Bill text - Veto Explanation, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073982.HTML) - Enrolled, 2025-02-17: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1049713.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1049712.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-01-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1028663.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1028662.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014761.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014760.PDF) ## Related bills - HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted) - SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed) - HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed) - HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed) - SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed) - HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor) ## Sources - [Veto Explanation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073982.HTML) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1049713.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1049712.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1028663.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1028662.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014761.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014760.PDF) ## Related - [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025) - [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025) - [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025) - [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025) - [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025) - [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB995-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).